#538eee
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: dodgerblue
RGB
83, 142, 238
HSL
217°, 82%, 63%
CMYK
65, 40, 0, 7
Luminance
0.2736
Every format
| HEX | #538eee |
| RGB | rgb(83, 142, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 82%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 40%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(59.3 10.7 -54.1) |
| LCH | lch(59.3 55.1 281.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.652 0.157 259.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #538eee;
background-color: #538eee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#538eee] bg-[#538eee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #538eee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.557, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#538eee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#538eee on white: 3.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#538eee on black: 6.47:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red32.5%
Green55.7%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan65.1%
Magenta40.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#538eee text on a black background
contrast 6.47:1
Card sample
#538eee text on a white background
contrast 3.24:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #538eee;
Background color
Panel with #538eee background
background-color: #538eee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #538eee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 142, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 142, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #538eee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #538eee, #7F53EE);